Cigarette holder



' March,18,1958 A. cm 2,827,059

' CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Dec. 14, 1954 I I F ....\H N -;s I

INVENTOR. .fllberi Lyn ATTD RN EYE Unite tats 2,827,059 CIGARETTE HOLDER Albert Czap, Gem, Idaho Application December 14, 1954, Serial No. 475,113 1 Claim. (Cl. 131--175) This invention relates to a smokers appliance, and more particularly to a safety cigarette or cigar holder.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder for cigarettes or cigars wherein the holder is especially suitable for persons who smoke in bed so that the danger of fire from ashes and the like will be substantially eliminated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a safety smoking appliance which includes an outer housing and an inner casing that are each provided with a plurality of spaced parallel slots, and wherein a lit cigarette is adapted to be positioned in the inner casing so that there will be no danger of hot ashes accidentally falling onto a bed or the like and starting a fire, there being a mouthpiece detachably connected to the casing and whereby the parts can be readily disassembled as when the device is to be cleaned or when a new cigarette is to be replaced or inserted therein.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the cigarette holder, constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the cigarette holder of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral designates an outer housing which can be made of any suitable fireproof material, and the housing 10 includes a flat end Wall 11. The housing 10 may be of substantially tubular shape and includes a pair of spaced parallel longitudinally extending ribs 12 and a plurality of spaced parallel transversely extending slots or cutouts 14. An inner portion of the housing 10 is threaded interiorly as at 15 for a purpose to be later described.

There is further provided a hollow casing 16 which is arranged in concentric relation within the housing 10. The casing 16 includes a pair of spaced parallel ribs or strips 17, Figure 3, and the casing 16 also includes slots 18 which are arranged in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other, the slots 18 extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the casing. The slots 14 and 18 are of such a size as to permit air to pass therethrough, but these slots prevent hot ashes from the tip 19 of a lit cigarette 20 from accidentally falling onto a bed or the like and starting a fire.

Formed integral with the outer surface of the casing 16 is an annular collar 21 which threadedly engages the threaded portion 15 of the housing 10. The casing 16 further includes a cylindrical or tubular extension which defines a sleeve 22. Detachably connected to the sleeve 22 is a mouthpiece 23 which is provided with a longitudinally extending smoke passageway 24, Figure 2. The smoke passageway 24 communicates with an enlarged recess 25 which snugly receives therein an end of the cigarette 20. By removing the mouthpiece 23 from the casing and housing, the mouthpiece 23 can be used as a conventional cigarette holder. A pin 26 is frictionally held in and extends through the mouthpiece 23, and the pin 26 engages bayonet-type slots 27 in the sleeve 22 so as to prevent accidental disengagement of the mouthpiece 23 from the casing. However, when the parts are to be disassembled as for cleaning or replacement of a cigarette,

2,827,059 Patented Mar. 18, 1958 then the mouthpiece 23 can be readily moved or rotated slightly to permit the pin 26 to be removed from the slots 27.

In use a cigarette such as the cigarette 20 can be arranged so that an end of the cigarette is seated in the recess 25. Then, after the end 19 of the cigarette is lit, the housing 10 and casing 16 are mounted over the cigarette as shown in Figure 2 and the pin 26 coacts with the bayonet slots 27 to retain the parts in their proper assembled position. Then with the mouthpiece 23 in the smokers mouth, the cigarette can be smoked in the usual way and air for supporting combustion in the cigarette can enter the assembly through the slots 14 and 18. Since there is a space between the inner casing 16 and the outer housing 10, this will define an insulation area whereby a person will not burn his fingers in the event he accidentally contacts or touches the housing 10.

The present invention can be used in hospitals, hotels, and the like or other places where persons have a tendency to smoke in bed.

I claim:

In a smokers appliance made of fire resistant material, a cylindrical housing having a circular end wall, said housing embodying a plurality of spaced parallel transversely extending slots and spaced parallel longitudinally extending ribs, said slots all being of the same length, said housing further embodying an interiorly threaded portion adjacent one end thereof, said end wall being arranged at the opposite end of the housing from the threaded portion thereof, a tubular casing arranged in concentric relation within said housing and provided with a plurality of spaced parallel slots and longitudinally extending spaced parallel strips, the slots in said casing being arranged at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the casing, there being a space of uniform diameter between the casing and housing which provides an insulated portion whereby a person will not burn his fingers in the event he accidentally contacts or touches the housing, said slots being of such a size as to permit air to pass therethrough, but the slots preventing hot ashes from the tip of a lit cigarette from accidentally falling onto a bed or the like and starting a fire, an annular threaded collar extending outwardly from said casing and threadedly engaging the threaded portion of said housing, a portion of said casing adjacent said collar defining a cylindrical sleeve, a mouthpiece detachably connected to said sleeve and a portion of said mouthpiece projecting into said sleeve, said mouthpiece embodying a body member pro vided with a longitudinally extending smoke passageway, there being an enlarged recess in the inner end of said mouthpiece for receiving an end of a cigarette, intercugaging means on said mouthpiece and sleeve, said interengaging means embodying a pin extending through said mouthpiece and through a portion of said recess, said sleeve being provided with opposed bayonet type slots for engagement with said pin whereby when the parts are to be disassembled as for cleaning or replacement of a cigarette, the mouthpiece can be readily moved or rotated slightly to permit the pin to be removed from the bayonet type slots.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,093,569 Ashmore Apr. 14, 1914 1,121,300 Singley Dec. 15, 1914 1,541,891 Becker June 16, 1925 1,730,033 Faranda Oct. 1, 1929 1,853,040 Candis Apr. 12, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS 256,086 Great Britain Aug. 5, 1926 

